Month: April 2012

Books, Reading

Giveaway: Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame

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I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame and am thrilled that she also agreed to do a follow up interview which should be up later this week! Thanks to my friends at Simon & Schuster, I am very happy to announce a free giveaway! Two winners will receive a FREE hardback copy of this charming book.

At Wentworth Hall, while family fortune might be in short supply….juicy secrets are not. Wentworth Hall could easily rival Downton Abbey with the secrets it can hold! It was an absolutely fantastic YA story and with a distinct Downton Abbey feel and I am honored to be able to offer it as a giveaway to my readers!

Giveaway runs from 5/1/12 to 5/8/12

This giveaway is open to all residents

How to sign up and details: Sign up using the Rafflecopter widget below. Winners will be chosen at random and announced on my blog, Twitter, and Facebook page. Winners will have three days to claim their prize.

What the book is about: Read my review Wentworth Hall here

Questions? Email me at thelitbitch@me.com

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Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

by The Lit Bitch5 Comments on Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

All things have a way of coming back to us in the end. Even if just as a memory from long ago, they are still with us….always.

Memories are a funny thing. How accurate are your memories? Has your subconscious twisted your memories and changed the from what really happened to what you remember? How much can you truly trust your memory? Those little moments of déjà vu, was it just that or perhaps you had really been there before in a past life. What recalls a memory most to you, scent? Sound? A place?

There is much that science doesn’t know about memory and much that simply cannot be explained. What if memories could be passed down, like DNA from generation to generation and you just inherit them the same way you do eye color? That is the question that Susanne Kearsley explores in her book The Winter Sea….could time travel through Jungian theory be possible? Continue reading “Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley” →

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Discussion #3: Game of Thrones Reading Challenge 2012

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Here is the third monthly meme/discussions for the Game of Thrones Reading Challenge. This month’s discussion is on A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire Book #3).

As usual, I will post five questions for you all to mull over and I will answer one of the questions myself to start off the discussion. I also invite you to post your favorite quote or passage from the book. These are meant purely for fun and by no means required to participate in the challenges.

Make sure you link your responses or reviews back to your blog using the Mr Linky on the corresponding Game of Thrones Monthly Meme page or you can simply leave your response in the comments. The goal is to have some fun discussions and talk about the books.

I hope all you challenge participants have had some time to read third book in the series, but if not no worries we do have all year :). Please remember, no matter where you are in the book or series, you are more than welcome to discuss the book right along with us :).  Continue reading “Discussion #3: Game of Thrones Reading Challenge 2012” →

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Discussion #3: Outlander Reading Challenge 2012

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Discussion #3: Outlander Reading Challenge 2012

The third discussion post for the Outlander Reading Challenge is up! As noted, I will be posting monthly meme’s/discussions for both reading challenges I am hosting, Outlander and Game of Thrones. These are meant purely for fun and by no means required to participate in the challenges. I will post five questions for you all to mull over and I will answer one of the questions myself to start off the discussion. I also invite you to post your favorite quote or passage from the book as well.

Remember to link your responses or reviews back to your blog using the Mr Linky on the corresponding Monthly Meme page or you can simply leave your response in the comments. The goal is to have some fun discussions and talk about the books.

Challenge participants I hope you are all making progress in the series, but if not no worries we do have all year. No matter where you are in the book or series, you are more than welcome to discuss the book right along with us…. Continue reading “Discussion #3: Outlander Reading Challenge 2012” →

Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Gen Lit, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Review: Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame

All secrets have a way of coming out in the end.

Every family has their own secrets that they would rather not become public knowledge….but when your family is rich….the gossip columns love nothing better than a juicy family secret.

At Wentworth Hall, while family fortune might be in short supply….juicy secrets are not.

Maggie Darlington has just returned from a year abroad in France with her mother and new born baby brother and his French nanny. While abroad Maggie has matured, almost beyond recognition….. she has cast off her girlish styles, activities, and friends. The once spirited, will-full teen has now conformed into a model young woman and with the Wentworth name still commanding respect….Maggie Darlington has become very desirable marriage material!

But the Darlington family has fallen on hard times….their money is gone, all that remains is a good name. Lord Darlington has designs for Maggie’s potential match…an old family friend whose son is heir to a diamond fortune could be Maggie’s future husband. Or perhaps their titled neighbor, the Duke of Cotswold who would bring a title and fortune to the match….but he is also old enough to be Maggie’s father. Continue reading “Review: Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame” →